Historical Figures
Historical Events
(Not-So) Fun Facts
Fun Facts
Modern Day Famous Black People
100

Who was the first Black President of The USA?

Who is Barack Obama?

100

What is considered to be the "most talked about issue" within Black History?

What is slavery?

100

How many of the first 18 presidents owned enslaved people?

What is 12?

100

How many slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad?

What is around 100,000?

100

Who is this Black billionaire?

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

200

Who was "the father of Black History"?

Who is Carter G. Woodson?

200

When did the Underground Railroad function?

What is 1810-1850?

200

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

Who is Gerald R. Ford?

200

Who was the first person to sign to the WNBA?

Who is Sheryl Swoopes?

200

Who is this late Black actor?

Who is Chadwick Boseman?

300

Who was the spokesperson for The Civil Rights Movement?

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

300

Who was a prominent leader in the abolitionist movement?

Who is Fredrick Douglass?

300

What did the GI Bill and New Deal do to millions of Black people?

What is leaving them out of benefits and trapping them into intergenerational poverty?

300

Which cartoon character is based off Esther Jones?

Who is Betty Boop?

300

Who is this singer who has 79 grammy nominations in her career?

Who is Beyonce?

400

What was the name of the first sworn in Black Senator?

Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels? 

400

Who was the first Black person to be born in the 13 colonies?

Who is William Tucker?

400

Who stole the potato chip idea from the Speck siblings and marketed them in the South?

Who is Herman Lay?

400

What was Disney's first animated show that displayed the life of a Black family?

What is The Proud Family?

400

Who is this rapper who used his rapping platform to speak out about mistreatment in society?

Who is Tupac Shakur?

500

Who were the two individuals that sort of generated the idea to have Black History Month in February?

Who are Fredrick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln?

500

What was the name of the laws that legalized racial segregation?

What are the Jim Crow Laws?

500

What is this year's Black History Month topic?

What is Black Health and Wellness?

500

Who is the agricultural scientist that is responsible for developing 300 new products, such as peanut butter, ink, and vinegar?

Who is George Carver?

500

Who is this author who wrote the novel The Hate U Give about racial inequality?

Who is Angie Thomas?